A Skeptic’s Guide to the Russiagate Fixation A Skeptic’s Guide to the Russiagate Fixation
Robert Mueller has yet to allege collusion, and Democrats who accuse Trump of being a Kremlin conspirator are silent when his policies escalate tensions with Russia.
Mar 12, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office
For too long, the homogeneity of our candidates has suppressed important voices.
Mar 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue
New York’s governors have barely evolved on the issue in 30 years. Thankfully, its legislature has.
Mar 7, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
The Long History of US-Russian ‘Meddling’ The Long History of US-Russian ‘Meddling’
The two governments have repeatedly interfered in each other’s domestic politics during the past 100 years—and it’s not all bad.
Mar 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy
The weakest response of Democrats to Trump would be to defend the old foreign-policy consensus.
Mar 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Democratic Party Attacks on Ilhan Omar Are a Travesty The Democratic Party Attacks on Ilhan Omar Are a Travesty
I’m Jewish and have worked against anti-Semitism for decades. I was sitting a few feet from Omar at Busboys & Poets and I heard nothing—nothing—that smacked of anti-Semitism, o...
Mar 5, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis
Strange News From Another Star… Strange News From Another Star…
What life on another planet can teach us about our own.
Mar 5, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Richard Gottfried’s Health-Care Crusade Is Paying Off Richard Gottfried’s Health-Care Crusade Is Paying Off
The NY State Assembly member has spent 27 years advocating for statewide health care. Now, his colleagues in Albany are finally catching up.
Mar 1, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
The Vatican Sex-Abuse Summit Was Never Going to Undo the Harm The Vatican Sex-Abuse Summit Was Never Going to Undo the Harm
The left welcomed the pontiff because he was anti-authoritarian—but that’s exactly why the summit was a disappointment.
Feb 28, 2019 / Michael F. Pettinger
Trump’s Other ‘National Emergency’: Sanctions That Kill Venezuelans Trump’s Other ‘National Emergency’: Sanctions That Kill Venezuelans
The humanitarian crisis will get rapidly worse if the most recent sanctions continue.
Feb 28, 2019 / Mark Weisbrot